Sentences with phrase «eighth inning»

To me that is the leading reason why we are in the seventh or eighth inning of a bull market now, because almost any entity can get the loans they want at attractive levels.

It was seemingly commonplace to see John Farrell let Sale go back out for the seventh or eighth inning with a pitch count around 100 last year, but he wasn't as effective when it mattered in September and October.

You can let him pitch the whole eighth inning and get you to the closer.»

Devenski then gets Hernandez to fly out to left, and he's a Chris Taylor out away from a 1 -2-3 eighth inning.

Singer Neil Diamond led an emotional eighth inning singing of «Sweet Caroline» in front of the Boston Red Sox fans during...

Lenders appear to have learned from the past, and most would say we are in the seventh or eighth inning of this cycle, with some property types and markets showing frothiness.

He closed out his debut with another strikeout in the eighth inning.

They led 6 - 3 in the eighth inning but blew that lead, and the Indians forced extra innings.

CHICAGO — Touting the lack of pressure to squeeze something into every second of the excursion, Cubs manager Joe Maddon confirmed Wednesday that he was saving up his mound visits for one long trip in the eighth inning.

DEHAAN: I think we «re probably in the eighth inning if this was a baseball game in terms of how prices will go.

The Dodgers watch from the top step of the dugout during the eighth inning.

In the eighth inning Dodger pitcher Charlie Hough's first offering to Jackson was a knuckleball that looked as if it were controlled by a radio with weak batteries.

Conversely, Houston manager Phil Garner's decision not to use a rested Lidge with the score tied at 4 — 4 in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the NLCS backfired when righthander Dan Miceli gave up back - to - back homers to Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen.

He had pitched into the eighth inning just three times in 22 starts, with a heaping helping of six - inning quality starts mixed in there.

Keuchel is still warming up, but Morton just ended the eighth inning on his 43rd pitch of the night.

He can short arm his way through Meaningless games in June but come playoff time he's gonna blow a routine throw with two outs and a runner on third in the eighth inning of a tie game.

Towers overhauled that group almost entirely: He signed veteran righthander J.J. Putz (2.76 ERA, 32 saves) to close games, acquired righty David Hernandez (2.67 ERA, 11 saves) in the Reynolds deal to pitch the eighth inning and plucked lefty specialist Joe Paterson (2.73 ERA) from the Giants in the Rule 5 draft.

In the bottom of the eighth inning against the Orioles, after going back out to the mound despite some internet rumblings that another inning could derail his season or postseason, Chris Sale struck out his 300th batter of the season.

Chad Green came in the game to get the Yankees through the sixth and seventh innings without allowing another run, only to make way for David Robertson in the eighth inning, a decision that would not work out very well for the Yankees.

New York wouldn't go down without a (mini) fight though, their only run coming from a towering Aaron Judge home run in the top of the eighth inning that would cut the Yankees» deficit from three to two.

In the first game Oliva, using the same old stance, hit a home run, but the Red Sox again came from behind to win, scoring four runs in the eighth inning.

The eighth inning was really where things fell apart for the Astros.

LOS ANGELES — In the bottom of the eighth inning of the first game of the NLCS, Justin Turner singled Charlie Culberson in from second base to put the Dodgers up on the Cubs 5 - 2.

At 11:46 p.m., almost seven hours after the first game started, Jim Hoey blew a one - run lead in the eighth inning.

Considering where they were in the eighth inning of Game 2, are you not impressed?

On Sunday, the world watched as Colon was perfect into the eighth inning against Justin Verlander, and even though he lost the lead and didn't make it out of the inning, we're reminded that baseball is good, actually.

Jansen allowed that run to score in the eighth inning to pull Houston within one, then surrendered the game - tying shot to Gonzalez in the ninth.

The specter of a Yasiel Puig home run, of a Morton collapse in the eighth inning that forced Justin Verlander to come in to pitch in relief, another Clayton Kershaw slip, a base running mistake by the Astros that cost them the game, an outfielder suddenly hallucinating Winnie Pooh and all his friends and therefore missing an easy pop fly, that all hung over the proceedings like a shadow universe.

He struck out the side in the third, fifth and eighth innings.

In the Red Sox» first Series appearance since 1918, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Enos Slaughter dashes home with the winning run in the eighth inning of Game 7.

Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Chavez was suspended three games for throwing at Prince Fielder in the eighth inning.

There's a way to make Chris Hatcher the seventh inning guy instead of an eighth inning mainstay.

Hugh Casey, who had won 14 games that season and saved seven, came on in relief and gave up two runs on four straight hits in the eighth inning.

That's why Martin was insulted on Aug. 21 in Oakland when Boston Pitcher Luis Aponte, presumably under Manager Ralph Houk's orders, threw three consecutive pitchouts to Gross with Henderson — still six steals away from the record — on first in the eighth inning and the A's leading 11 - 5.

Jamey Wright came in for the eighth inning, and the Reds put the game out of reach.

Among the one - liners quipped: «We're eliminating that pregame happy hour,» «No more leaving during the eighth inning to beat traffic» and «No more Cartoon Channel in the dugout.»

Arizona added another two - run triple in the eighth inning by A.J. Pollock, though he isn't a pitcher so it wasn't nearly as cool.

Even when the Yankees» bats didn't deliver to their full potential in Game 5, Sabathia was more than enough, holding the Orioles to just one run, even escaping a bases - loaded situation in the eighth inning.

Then, Dan Altavilla and Dillon Overton gave up a combined six hits, two walks, and six runs during the seventh and eighth innings, and the Mariners wound up losing 10 - 5 after allowing 10 unanswered runs.

The Commodores» John Norwood was the hero, smacking a solo shot in the top of the eighth inning to put the Vanderbilt up a run.

The Royals were down four runs in the eighth inning of an elimination game — four!

A three - run rally in the eighth inning gave the Royals a victory over the Mets in Game 4 and a commanding lead in the World Series.

Jimy Williams, the Boston manager, decided that if the Red Sox were tied or had a small lead in the eighth inning, Martinez would pitch that inning and, the good Lord willing, the ninth too.

Cincinnati Reds prospect Billy Hamilton had two hits but left the game early after crashing into the wall on Anthony Rendon's triple in the eighth inning.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Yonder Alonso hit a line drive foul towards the first base line; however, instead of the ball hitting a fan, the ball girl caught it.

He brought closer Kenley Jansen into the game with a 3 - 1 lead in the eighth inning, to record a five - out save.

You build a great bullpen by finding the next Joaquin Benoit — the righthander who anchored the eighth inning for the Rays in 2010 with a career - best 1.34 ERA — not by paying Benoit for his big year after the fact.

The Tigers had an opportunity to end this series on Tuesday in Detroit, but behind an outstanding pitching performance by A.J. Burnett and a six - run eighth inning, New York was able to force this decisive game.

New York trailed the Cubs 5 - 1 going into the eighth inning, but Sammy Drake led off with a single, and Ashburn advanced him to second base with a single of his own.